My thought was that the snag boats would match the orbital speed of various pieces of debris, by traveling in the same direction. That would get rid of any problem caused by the debris' problem. Just a thought, Joe --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote: From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] snagging space debris To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 10:46 AM If it's small enough for aero-gel, it's not a hazard. The shuttle doesn't carry enough fuel to maneuver a whole heck of a lot, plus that would get expensive in a hurry. Also it's being de-commissioned soon. 2009/3/18 Dunn, David <David.Dunn@supervalu.com>
Would the aerogel that they used in "Star Dust" work for the smaller debris?
For the big stuff, maybe after the missions are finished, we could send the shuttle up and have them chase down and capture them. They could then push them to a lower orbit so that they would de-orbit.
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That does reduce the impact problem. But a "net" large enough to make a difference would weigh more than the space station. The cost of such a program would be enormous, too large for any single nation to carry. Arthur C. Clarke noted that such a cleanup effort is a pre-requisite for any kind of space elevator. On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:
My thought was that the snag boats would match the orbital speed of various pieces of debris, by traveling in the same direction. That would get rid of any problem caused by the debris' problem. Just a thought, Joe
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